Sonam Wangchuk, shifted to Safdarjung Hospital, and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, who has taken over the indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar. NEW DELHI: A day after activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital from the Jantar Mantar protest site, he appealed to supporters to make the proposed July 20 march to Parliament…
Activist Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly hospitalized by police during his hunger strike. Abhijit Dipke continued the protest (Photo credit: Tarun Rawat) NEW DELHI: Hours after activist Sonam Wangchuk was “forcibly” shifted to Safdarjung Hospital by Delhi Police on the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike Saturday morning, the agitation at Jantar Mantar continued, with…
Sonam Wangchuk is requesting to be discharged from the hospital to continue his protest at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk is trying to exercise his right to seek discharge from Safdarjung Hospital and return to Jantar Mantar to continue his agitation, activist Saurav Das said on Saturday.Members of Sonam Wangchuk’s team said, asserting…
New Delhi: The fragile peace of outer north Delhi’s Bawana was shattered Saturday morning when a hail of gunfire claimed the life of a 45-year-old man, marking an escalation in an ongoing cross-continental gang war.Around 8.15am, three men on a bike intercepted Joginder aka Kala and fired multiple rounds at him before speeding away. He…
New Delhi: Delhi cabinet has approved procurement of 2,800 new electric buses which will expand the capital’s public bus transport fleet and push for cleaner mobility.CM Rekha Gupta said the addition of 2,800 zero-emission electric buses would be an important step towards improving Delhi’s air quality while providing citizens with more convenient, modern and sustainable…
New Delhi: A Delhi court Saturday took cognisance of the charge sheet filed in the rape and murder case of a 22-year-old resident of Kailash Hills, daughter of a senior bureaucrat, allegedly killed by the family’s former domestic help, and told both the prosecution and the defence to ensure that “none of the contents must…
Sonam Wangchuk being continuously monitored, kidney risk if fasting continues: Safdarjung Hospital NEW DELHI: The doctors have found that activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital after 20 days of prolonged fasting, is suffering from dehydration, low potassium levels and rising ketone levels.According to doctors, these conditions may pose a risk to kidney…
The BJP on Saturday defended activist Sonam Wangchuk’s hospitalisation after Delhi Police removed him from Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Amid mounting criticism from opposition parties over activist Sonam Wangchuk’s removal from Jantar Mantar, the BJP on Saturday defended the decision to shift him to hospital, saying the move was prompted by concerns over his deteriorating…
Govt forms committee to probe ‘missing’ B.Ed colleges in Madhya Pradesh NEW DELHI: The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has constituted a five-member fact-finding committee to investigate alleged irregularities at four B.Ed colleges in Madhya Pradesh, amid reports that some institutions were not operating from their declared addresses and lacked the infrastructure mandated under…
Delhi restaurants and cafes will welcome fans until 4 am this weekend NEW DELHI: Football fans in Delhi will be able to catch the FIFA World Cup final over late-night gatherings this weekend, with chief minister Rekha Gupta announcing that restaurants, cafes and other eligible establishments across the city can remain open till 4am under…
